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The xiii. bukes of Eneados of the famous poete Virgill / translatet out of Latyne verses into Scottish metir, bi the reverend father in God, Mayster Gawin Douglas Bishop of Dunkel & unkil to the Erle of Angus. Every buke having hys pertiuclar prologe.

Accession number
PML 4232
Creator
Virgil.
Published
Imprinted at Londo[n] : [William Copland], 1553.
Credit line
Purchased with the Irwin collection, 1900.
Notes
The first edition in Scottish.
Black letter, with initials; title within ornamental border, containing the device of the printer, William Copland.
Book XIII is by Maffeo Vegio.
Text in the type of J. Scot of St. Andrews (Isaac II, fig. 169).
Contains the rare extra leaf.
Description
1 v.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscription and possible autograph at the top of title page, erased. Some markings within the text of books x-xiii.
Provenance
Irwin collection. With the bookplate of Cornelius Inglis, M.D.
Binding
Stamped brown morocco by Bedford.
Classification
Department